Alethia's Visit

Granddaughter Alethia -- and her parents Kristi and Tof, of course -- visited us last week. Here are some fun pics from the visit. (Alethia likes to play drums, too!)

Playing in the Park (Part 2)

More pictures from the family's visit to the park this week. As you can see, it was right at sunset -- that's Tof and Kristi holding hands walking back to our house.

Playing in the Park (Part 1)

Kristi, Tof, and Alethia visited us this week. Everybody got together to visit one of our local parks. Alethia and Collin enjoyed playing on the playset and swings -- as you can see!

Generations

Here's a salute to four generations of French women -- from great-grandma Norma to grandma Sherry to mama Amy to baby Hayley (and her big brother Collin).

Collin and Hayley

A few more pictures of Collin and Hayley. Collin likes to eat big people food -- and to hug his little sister!

Collin's Work Day!

Here's Collin setting the table, working on his "laptop computer," and mowing the grass!

iPhone Photos

Here are some photos of Collin taken with Mike's new iPhone with built-in digital camera. Know that Collin likes to play with rocks -- that's him throwing rocks in a bucket in the second picture.

Nemos

Collin likes Nemo, partly because of the movie (of which he's watched about 10 minutes so far) but mainly because we have two clownfish in our aquarium. Here are some pictures of all the various Nemos around the house, including a stuffed toy, a tee shirt, a bubble machine, and a silly hat we saw at the Mall of America underwater world exhibit. (Plus, of course, the real Nemos from our fish tank!)

Labor Day Weekend 08 with Mike & Ashley Richards

Mike's old friend Mike Richards and his daughter Ashley visited over Labor Day weekend. We went to the Mall of America, the Nicollet Mall, and drove around a bit. Here are some pictures from the visit.